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    Posted: 27 Apr 15 at 8:20pm
Hornet at Hythe, broke its rudder on a line from a lobster pot ended up on the rock groin, south coast, not the best spot to initiate sailors into sea sailing, the North coast is better.

Whitstable is getting priced out by DFL's and you can't park there for love nor money on a sunny weekend, but I agree about Whitstable bay blonde, lovely tipple, not quite as nice as the words finest lager also brewed in Kent. Curious Brew, brewed using champagne pressings, give a delightful taste by far better than Munichs finest.


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Is that Broadstairs? What's the boat?
 
Nice oysters at Whitstable, and that's where they don't make Whitstable bay ale, damned good drop all the same.
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Hi Nonsailor
You would be very welcome at Lee on Solent, whilst not the channel a good first introduction to the salty stuff and waves.
We have Lasers and Toppers to hire, but we would need to sort you all out temp memebership.
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Did someone mention Kent? Best stick to the North coast, Whitstable, Margate, you wouldn't want to end up like this unfortunate fellow last Thursday night..
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The mud comes off the dacron reasonably well with a scrub but it stains the stitching. It's sticky as hell and after righting the boat great gobs of black stuff fall off the top of the sail and land on your head......not a good look (or smell).
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Bung it in the washing machine on a 60 wash...
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Transient, how do you wash it off the top of a nice white main?
 
Nonsailor, you didn't say where you live, BUT at 17 your son would be welcome at any Kent schools event, don't be fooled by the Kent bit or the schools bit that's just historical. KSSA provide training & racing days/weekends around Kent for any U19 that can sail and has a boat, many are coastal and there is a great weekend camp at Sandwich bay on 11th & 12th July. You would however need to find/borrow him a boat.


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Originally posted by MerlinMags

I like Chichester Harbour. Plenty to learn about tides there, sailing up an estuary, as opposed to purely on the open sea. But you'd need to do both to learn about waves, as well as how to avoid grounding on the mud.


Ah yes, the Chichester Harbour mud....I'm an expert, ask me any question you like on that stuff.
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I like Chichester Harbour. Plenty to learn about tides there, sailing up an estuary, as opposed to purely on the open sea. But you'd need to do both to learn about waves, as well as how to avoid grounding on the mud.
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+1 for Falmouth. Stunning sailing. My first experience on the sea was Falmouth. Long way to travel for most though
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